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New Madrid

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A Mississippi River county seat where seismic history, levees, floodplain, river industry, and ordinary county paperwork share the same map.

New Madrid is a city in New Madrid County, in the Southeast Missouri region. Start here to see which local offices, taxes, paperwork, or practical quirks deserve a second look.

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Earthquake history is planning context, not a prediction about one property.
River, levee, drainage, and floodway questions depend on the exact location.
County offices handle the assessment, tax, and record trail behind a city address.

Type: city
Region: Southeast Missouri
County: New Madrid County
Local notes: 26
Nearby places: 4

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Use these local pages for current forms, records, offices, or tax guidance.

City of New Madrid Local forms, records, contacts, or notices live here. New Madrid County Local forms, records, contacts, or notices live here.

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Local notes

Local rules and costs to check

Short notes on the taxes, paperwork, and local-government layers tied to this place.

The County Commission is the courthouse policy desk New Madrid County's commission page identifies the commissioners as the county governing body and points residents to the courthouse office. County road questions start with the Highway Department page New Madrid County's Highway Department page is the official county starting point for local road-maintenance and infrastructure questions. New Madrid Bend Access is a small Mississippi River stop MDC's New Madrid Bend Access is a small river access reached from I-55, Highway 61, and Bloomfield Road. New Madrid County's assessor values real and personal property The New Madrid County Assessor's Office is the valuation office for real and personal property, which is separate from paying the tax bill. New Madrid County tax payments route through the collector The New Madrid County Collector bills, collects, and manages property taxes, with online and courthouse payment options listed by the county. New Madrid has a county floodplain office to check before building New Madrid County lists a Floodplain Administration office, which gives property owners an official place to start before relying only on a flood map.

Local notes

Worth knowing here

History, quirks, and color that give this place some shape.

New Madrid's historical marker starts with Missouri's first American town The City of New Madrid's historical marker page gives the county a compact source trail for the town's 1789 founding, earthquakes, Civil War river story, and farm economy. Howardville School keeps a Black community story on Highway 61 Howardville School points to New Madrid County's Black community history, segregated education, and the town of Howardville along Highway 61. New Madrid's river view is a civic landmark The City of New Madrid points visitors to the Mississippi River Walk and Observation Deck, making the riverfront a first-read feature of the city. Donaldson Point sits inside the New Madrid Bend story Donaldson Point Conservation Area southeast of New Madrid shows how the Mississippi River bends, borders, and bottomland shape the county. Hunter-Dawson anchors New Madrid's river-town history Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid preserves a Bootheel mansion and gives visitors an official source for antebellum river-town history. The Lilbourn Mace points to New Madrid County's mound-town archaeology Mizzou's Museum of Anthropology ties the Lilbourn Mace to a fortified mound site in New Madrid County, adding a museum-research layer to the county's story.

Nearby places

Related local layers

A nearby city, county, or region may change the office or rule you need.

Poplar Bluff The Butler County seat on the Black River edge of the Ozarks and Bootheel, with city permits, county records, rail history, and flood questions. Cape Girardeau A Mississippi River city where floodplain, riverfront, historic property, and county assessment details can be part of the practical answer. Farmington The St. Francois County seat and a service center for the Old Lead Belt, with city permits, county records, parks, and mining history nearby. Jefferson County A St. Louis-area county where emissions checks can matter for vehicles, while property-tax levies vary by school and special district.

Last reviewed June 18, 2026. For parcel, license, tax, or permit details, use the office that controls that record.

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